Boba along with the ponies glared at Celestia who if felt eyes drilling into her but didn't react to it at all. Then again it was probably just Boba glaring at her while the ponies were just staring at her with a look of confusion. He had to admit she played that very well. He wasn't a part of the royal guard yet he was still guarding.....something he had practically said he wouldn't. Damn his love for bits. So eager to accept a contract just to make money. Young he was, though. Needed the money he did.......well the hell did that come from? Never mind that. What he really wanted was to put a bolt through that bitch head that betrayed him.......and the great moon bitch.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND SISTER!?" Luna shouted with the royal canterlot voice shaking the entire palace while the ponies all cringed from having their ears busted by the tone of it.

'Bet she is a screamer in bed.' Boba thought with humor.

"What do you mean sister?" Celestia asked smiling innocently.......too innocent.

"You know what I mean! You sending this thug to Ponyville to guard your student and her friends!"

"Princess Luna is right. What's to say this brute won't just come after us when somepony offers a bigger bounty?" Rarity asked while glaring at Boba.

'If you all keep insulting me, I might just do it for free.'

"Her majesty is right your majesty. He is simply a......'mercenary' for hire." Shining spoke while saying the word mercenary with the most venom while glaring at Boba.

'So what am I? A thug, a hunter, and mercenary?'

"Yet this mercenary easily beat you and made off with his target. If you blame anyone it might as well be you." Boba spoke.

"Yet this target easily beat you and captured you. If you blame anypony it might as well be you." Shining chirped back.

Boba just deadpanned at the childish comeback of the captain. That was really all he had to say? "Very funny. Last I checked, I took all of you out while it took you and almost the entire guard to get me."

All he got back was a glare. Boba satisfied turned towards Celestia. "I refuse to do it."

Celestia took another sip of her tea. 'Does her teacup not run out?'

"You have the right to Mr. Fett. By all means please leave." Celestia even opend the balcony doors to allow him to fly off.

"You just can't let him leave!"

Boba scoffed at them screaming in protest. 'Try and stop me.'

Boba walked towards his exit. "It would be such a shame if everypony learned Boba failed his contracts."

Boba stopped dead in his tracks while everypony were confused about what she said. 'She wouldn't.'

Boba turned towards the Princess of the sun. "That you failed in two contracts. The horror. What would everypony think?"

'She would.' Boba growled in his head.

"What do you mean Princess?"

"It's quite easy my little pony. Bounty hunters get hired due to their fame they gained from completing contracts. The more contracts you fail the less likely you are going to get hired. And since Mr. Fett here failed two of them...." Celestia trailed off.

'It would ruin me." Boba finished her while also glaring at her.

"Wait hold on! You mean he would basically be considered a rookie all the way from the bottom?" Rainbow asked with a smirk shared by everypony besides Pinkie who was just smiling while Fluttershy was staring at him with....pity?

"Yes." Was all Boba said. The dams broke when the Rainbow mare bust out laughing shared by Applejack.

"HAHAHAHA! That what you get!"

Boba growled while scratching the trigger on his rifle trying so hard not to blast her......on full power.

"Unless Mr. Fett accepts the contract completes it while the other one just seemingly.....disappear."

Boba glared at the Princess of the sun with so much hate and anger. He basically was being told to do this contract or risk having his fame lost and possibly have to start all over again. He did say he wouldn't work for the royal guard which she didn't make him. But he was still just a guard. Boba sighed. He might as well accept the contract to get bits. He will be their guard......though it doesn't mean he had to be nice or friends to them. "Fine Princess. I accept your contract." He could feel the other ponies glaring at him and he didn't care.

"Good. Just in time to. I believe the train is leaving shortly." She glanced over at her prized student who shook her head yes.

"I will meet you all at the train." Was all Boba spoke as he blasted out the window. Boba quickly arrived at the train station startling some of the ponies there. Boba didn't care as he landed and waited for his.....clients. Boba waited silently. He ignored all the ponies glancing at him. Looking on HUD, he could see some royal guards standing as they always did. Though he could see their eyes glaring at him. He knew they couldn't do anything since he hasn't broken any law. It didn't stop them from glaring.

'Demoted from being a hunter to a 'bodyguard.' Boba thought in annoyance. He knew it was his fault, though. His love for bits would bite him one of these days. It still is biting him. Could be worse.......he could be dead. It still amazed him how most of the ponies thought they didn't have to murder to win. He knew from experience that love friendship and love wouldn't always do it. If it did then.......no. He would never remember what happened that day. His first failure. He felt a tear drip down his face before he could stop it.

Glancing over towards the beeping of his HUD he saw his clients walking towards him accompanied by Princess Cadence and captain Shining Armor. He wasn't insulting to their ranks. He had only ever spoke the truth. No matter how blunt it was. He sighed within his helmet. It was time for another contract......a long one to be exact.

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